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MissB

(15,946 posts)
88. I have a home built in the early 1920s
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 PM
Apr 2024

And it’s just about 2300 sq ft, sitting on a half acre. Master on the main, can close off the upstairs if needed. Large living and dining room, kitchen on the small side.

My house is small for the neighborhood. Most of the nice old homes have been torn down and replaced by huge homes.

I don’t see us leaving this house any way but feet first. We are the third owners.

I’d love to own a smaller home but we’d never be able to find the privacy we have here.

Makes sense to wait for heirs to sell it Johonny Apr 2024 #1
this rt here. mopinko Apr 2024 #22
Bookmarking Drum Apr 2024 #2
I wouldn't be able to afford a smaller home. They're too expensive. Staying put. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #3
If a boomer can find a smaller place to downsize into Hope22 Apr 2024 #4
I recently down-sized and came out of it with marybourg Apr 2024 #8
That sounds wonderful that you found a place. Hope22 Apr 2024 #12
There's a Del Webb community near me LeftInTX Apr 2024 #17
That is true here too. Hope22 Apr 2024 #28
Last sentence Rebl2 Apr 2024 #47
My heart goes out to you! That is hard work!💗 Hope22 Apr 2024 #49
At one point Rebl2 Apr 2024 #55
You did the best you could. Hope22 Apr 2024 #58
Thank you for Rebl2 Apr 2024 #62
He speaks true words!💗💗💗💗🌷 Hope22 Apr 2024 #69
I don't want to pack and move again at my age. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2024 #5
How DARE we love our homes! nolabear Apr 2024 #6
Lol! Hope22 Apr 2024 #10
It disgusts me to think that our society is so calculating when it comes to our behavior. Baitball Blogger Apr 2024 #7
During Covid before vaccines we were caged animals. Hope22 Apr 2024 #9
Utter horseshit Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #11
This is Delphinus Apr 2024 #25
I am 81. House has 11 rooms, built in 1928. Mortgage is liquidated. It is probably worth $800k. 3Hotdogs Apr 2024 #13
Oh for goodness sake! The WSJ always is ruled by sheer greed. I mean, listen to them! PatrickforB Apr 2024 #14
plenty of homes, its that 'location, location, location' mantra that screws things up Traurigkeit Apr 2024 #15
J.FC, wsj, how about addressing the fucking billionaires, and other niyad Apr 2024 #16
I think I love you, niyad. stage left Apr 2024 #18
Hugggggggs, and thank you. I hope that I am correct (see, hate using niyad Apr 2024 #36
I remember when "right" was a good word PatSeg Apr 2024 #61
What they have done to our language, twisting the meanings of niyad Apr 2024 #85
I know PatSeg Apr 2024 #87
I get it. stage left Apr 2024 #83
I know that you do. niyad Apr 2024 #84
Absolutely, plus the article itself admits that even if the boomers senseandsensibility Apr 2024 #78
My oh my, that old trope returns. The last 2 times that home prices soared we were inundated with calls... Hekate Apr 2024 #19
Problem with buying a condo GenThePerservering Apr 2024 #20
What a stupid headline, like it was a Boomer conspiracy. Stoking the silly generation wars. betsuni Apr 2024 #21
I've been seeing a lot of boomer-hate tropes on social media for the past year or so jmbar2 Apr 2024 #30
They aer trying to erase the legacy of progressive activism DBoon Apr 2024 #64
Definitely targeting Democratic-leaning people. betsuni Apr 2024 #66
It's become a TikTok meme which is why I suspect the WSJ picked it up. BannonsLiver Apr 2024 #50
There's A Rule That People Have To Move After A Number Of Years? ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #23
Living with less is more. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #24
Your new place sounds wonderful! Hope22 Apr 2024 #31
One comment on China FHRRK Apr 2024 #63
Our parents' china and pretty much everything was sold at an estate sale LeftInTX Apr 2024 #68
My China print is a simple Noritake Whitebrook ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2024 #77
Gen Xer...more than downsize, it's first floor master JT45242 Apr 2024 #26
retrofitted elevators are becoming very affordable and stylish.... getagrip_already Apr 2024 #51
We live on a beautiful lake in Virginia. Our home has almost doubled in value since we phylny Apr 2024 #27
A relative owns a nice older 1990s home of McMansion size bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #29
That's The Golden Girls Solution Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #57
Your relative may want to invest in a second kitchen for harmony's sake, but beware of the codes... Hekate Apr 2024 #82
It's going to get worse. RipVanWinkle Apr 2024 #32
This boomer's still in my 864 sq. ft. first house. Basic LA Apr 2024 #33
In 1950 the average home built had 983 sq. ft. My home was built in 1943 it is almost exactly doc03 Apr 2024 #34
There's more money for builders in larger homes Johnny2X2X Apr 2024 #37
Myself I am 76, I am thinking of selling and doc03 Apr 2024 #40
Be sure to consult a financial advisor Johnny2X2X Apr 2024 #42
I have a home built in the early 1920s MissB Apr 2024 #88
Yea it is our fault for not going to a nursing home and selling the houses we worked for cheaply so that Chainfire Apr 2024 #35
I'm not a boomer but how tf is this a bad thing? EllieBC Apr 2024 #38
Great point! Johnny2X2X Apr 2024 #44
WSJ sowing another DIVISION in the USA Kid Berwyn Apr 2024 #56
You can "downsize" without sacrificing your living space and that's what I did Jersey Devil Apr 2024 #39
We could do something similar except I would never, in a million years, leave a blue state for a red state. An yes, Raftergirl Apr 2024 #48
Understand, but I look at it optimistically Jersey Devil Apr 2024 #72
Great to see the many factual and feisty DU yorkster Apr 2024 #41
Mentioned numerous times upthread FHRRK Apr 2024 #43
Yep! LeftInTX Apr 2024 #70
In unrelated news, billionaires are sitting on buttloads of money and won't give it up Midnight Writer Apr 2024 #45
Spot on Hekate Apr 2024 #81
I never upsized, so no need to downsize. Raftergirl Apr 2024 #46
parents of a friend upsized...retired for some time now.... dembotoz Apr 2024 #52
I'm on 5 acres, have room for fruit trees, a garden, honey bees.... getagrip_already Apr 2024 #53
Divide, divide, divide... The Unmitigated Gall Apr 2024 #54
Old Gen X here. It makes no sense for us to sell our 3 bedroom Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2024 #59
We're happy w/ our choice and don't want to move. Why? We would have to face a higher mortgage rate SWBTATTReg Apr 2024 #60
My now 30 yr old son bought a townhome in Salem MA in Feb. 2021. Paid over ask, got good mortgage rate. Then Raftergirl Apr 2024 #73
Good for your son. A chip off the ol' block, eh? I'm so glad that I bought into the market w/ my homes so many SWBTATTReg Apr 2024 #89
Hi SWBTATTReg, we are considering a retirement community, Qutzupalotl Apr 2024 #80
We bought this house in 89 Marthe48 Apr 2024 #65
I would love to move Mz Pip Apr 2024 #67
Why should we move? My grandmother born in 1903 didn't move LeftInTX Apr 2024 #71
My wife and I, both boomers, moved to a different house in 2021. MineralMan Apr 2024 #74
I bought my 'big home' 25 years ago. pfitz59 Apr 2024 #75
4 years left on my 3.75% mortgage Freddie Apr 2024 #76
Can't Afford Retirement Communities Deep State Witch Apr 2024 #79
My elderly parents have a large home Texasgal Apr 2024 #86
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